jug meaning

UK /dʒʌɡ/ US /dʒʌɡ/ 1 syllable

jug (noun): a large bottle with a narrow mouth.

jug has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

jug as a noun

  1. a large bottle with a narrow mouth

    Type of: bottle

    Kinds: bellarmine, water jug, whiskey jug

  2. the quantity contained in a jug

    Synonyms: jugful

    Type of: containerful

jug as a verb

  1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
    • The suspects were imprisoned without trial
    • the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life

    Synonyms: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, gaol, put away, remand

    Type of: confine

  2. stew in an earthenware jug
    • jug the rabbit

    Type of: stew

How to pronounce jug

jug is pronounced /dʒʌɡ/ in British English and /dʒʌɡ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with jug

Word lists: words starting with JU · words ending in UG · 3-letter words

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